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Had wee look on there today, not much happening 🙄
I've stopped visiting them long long time ago ... 🙂
Latest review is from 2014. Not sure why they're still paying the server bills.
It does look kinda dead. Odd really as the company uses the same platform (or used to) to support outdoorsmagic, fishingmagic and I think runnersworld (which all seem to be doing well).
Probably doesn't cost them anything to keep it running (maybe it's on the same servers as the others etc).
15 years ago bike magic was a hive of activity, but then I discovered here just after the change from gofar. The biggest pull was the absence of ****ty kids swearing black was white. I remember some dumb arse promoting the New Forest as THE place to ride and he just couldn't understand that other people might not think that.
And for those of you thinking it's bad here, I invite you to go and look at any other forum of your choice for comparison.
I invite you to go and look at any other forum of your choice for comparison.
Aren't they all dieing off now that FB is taking over the world?
I believe it was going to be revived but then they (Factory Media) changed their minds.
Place was full of idiots close to lunacy anyway... 😛
It was ok until Stan ruined it.
^^ this 😀
Most people are on here anyhow. Is that you with the second post on the thread, DK?
It does look kinda dead. Odd really as the company uses the same platform (or used to) to support outdoorsmagic, fishingmagic and I think runnersworld (which all seem to be doing well).
Pretty sure they were all sold off to different companies. BM went to Factory, based just round the corner. Not entirely sure what Factory wanted with it, TBH.
Place was full of idiots close to lunacy anyway...
There were some 'characters'...
😆
Tell me Chewkw isn't DK???
😯
Nah - DK has moved on and has a flourishing photography hobbie/business. So I've heard.
Nah - DK has moved on and has a flourishing photography hobbie/business. So I've heard.
Oh...wonder if he ever did an Ironman?
#smirks# 🙂
Oh...wonder if he ever did an Ironman?
😆
The biggest pull was the absence of ****ty kids swearing black was white.
There no longer kids and moved elsewhere. Can't think where.
I remember Terry the Troll and Baa Kid K amongst others... 🙂
It was a great place in the early 2000s but kind of died after that as here took off.
I miss Dylan and his unique personal take on logic, science, reason and so on... 🙁
Anyone else remember when I started the Make Mike a Bike thread and then you all made mike a bike? We woz a comoonity..
I think I found BikeMagic and this forum at about the same time in 2002. Initially I spent more time on the BikeMagic forums but it seemed like they started to dwindle in popularity while this place went from strength to strength.
I can only remember the names of a couple of folks from the BikeMagic forums and one of them is memorable mainly because of some of the very poor decisions he made which saw him disappear from both that forum and this one.
I heard a rumour that Bikemagic tried to buy Singletrack a few years back. Glad that never happened 😉
RopeyReignRider - MemberI miss Dylan and his unique personal take on logic, science, reason and so on..
Magnetic hills oh those were the days, India Jane 😀
Think I was one of the first on there Member No 101 or something. We even started a local mountain biking sort of club off there that ended up having its own website & forum!
Think I was one of the first on there Member No 101 or something. We even started a local mountain biking sort of club off there that ended up having its own website & forum!
Was that the First XVII? (I imagine I have the numerals wrong)
I remember Terry the Troll and Baa Kid K amongst others...
Rev Gaston Faggotburger and Clamidia Loosesnatch.
😆
Wasn't Gaston Jon from OutdoorsMagic?
Some North Leeds lads/lasses still use it occasionally for night rides. Dylan appeared for 2 days (early last year I think) slagging everyone off then promptly disappeared.
Weirdly Arnold Brocklethwaite-Jones posted yesterday!
Blimey. I'd forgotten about BM. It was good when it was in it's prime. I was Bobbullet (with the pinhead from hellraiser avatar) I thought DK was on here a while ago.
Dylan was ace, occasionally spoke some sense, otherwise always entertaining.
Emily? Emily, is that you?
I'm Emily!
And so is he!
Fine wine, anyone?
I'm friends with Arnold Brocklethwaite-Jones on FB randomly!
It was great in its heyday.
bit like this place.
I do miss the way in which you could be silly on BM and no one cared. This place feels a little more ahem.. regulated 🙂
Anyone remember when I started the "Once upon a time" story board thread? 😀
I was just looking through one of the (many) troll amnesty threads: http://forums.bikemagic.com/showthread.php/12259-Troll-Amnesty#2VrxDQjFwFRJFefV.97
I was just looking through one of the (many) troll amnesty threads:
I was never aware of any trolls on BM. That was a bit of an eye-opener for me.
Place was full of idiots close to lunacy anyway...There were some 'characters'...
Ha, I distinctly remember (this is well over 15 years ago) some grumpy old bugger complaining that users were not taking the forum seriously and describing you as 'Pimpmaster idiot'!
Lol. Just noticed that I was a 'senior member' apparently 😆
pennine - Member
Weirdly Arnold Brocklethwaite-Jones posted yesterday!
That's a remarkable coincidence...
Ha, I distinctly remember (this is well over 15 years ago) some grumpy old bugger complaining that users were not taking the forum seriously and describing you as 'Pimpmaster idiot'!
😆
Wasn't Ancient Mariner by any chance?
I used to prefer BM to hear then my views changed and I dropped off from posting on BM still it's a shame it's gone down hill.
one of the more intresting topics regarding an ex primeminister
http://forums.bikemagic.com/showthread.php/108166-Sadbloke-will-be-partying-tonight!
the current one will just be sidelined away and forgotten about
Just read that Sadbloke thread and noticed I'd joined in 2004....thought it was much later. I always think that Junky is the STW Sadbloke. 🙂
Wonder what happened to Sadbloke met him once a nice bloke.
He's probably in room quivering since JenJ moved in with someone other bloke, whom I assume is the only other person in the world who enjoys a long walk whilst holding a mountain bike.
Was Dan Grey / 42 on BM? Seem to remember a lot of drama a long long time ago....
Dan Grey was on BikeMagic. I too remember drama.
Someone must have that trailside topless picture of Dan Grey / 42!
It's etched on my brain in the wrong sort of way.
Doing a search of BM it looks like I joined in 2002. Use to be really good, but I got lured over here by the anonymous posting you used to be able to do (which was great fun, but very unruly!).
Whatever happened to Official Richie McCoy?
Whatever happened to Official Richie McCoy?
I think that particular incident sent a few posters straight to hell.
Quite a few people spotted early on that he had issues, but the piss taking still went on. Not the finest moment that.
I'm Emily
I had 'control' of Emily Greens acct for a while, and used it to wind up 42/dan who was as much "troubled" in real life as he came over on the internetsweb. He sent me an email" from his lawyers" after some other art shots came into my possession involving his bum and some keys... Like I said, troubled
Whatever happened to Official Richie McCoy?
I don't remember him. But then I had from mid-2002 until end of 2004 out of the fray.
Just reminded me; I wrote this while on my BM sabbatical: https://bikemagic.com/features/its-a-living.html
Some great things there though. Building Mike the student a bike out of other peoples spares, and the massive bundle of Yorkshire tea and biscuits that found its way to Goaty's squadron in Afghanistan.
Someone must have that trailside topless picture of Dan Grey / 42!
hahahaha Good times
*tip of the fedora at Kato.*
don't need a copy, what has been seen can never be unseen. 😯
what has been seen can never be unseen
Who experienced the weightlifter? 😯
Occasionally, yes, PMJ. One of the funniest people I know! Married, father, happy chappy these days.
Good. 🙂
How about the dead bike... A kirk, wasn't it? Think I provided some parts for that.
Oh and just remembered Doc Doolittle and his crush on Diane 🙂
He's probably in room quivering since JenJ moved in with someone other bloke, whom I assume is the only other person in the world who enjoys a long walk whilst holding a mountain bike.
Hahaha 😀 Now I'm getting a bit older I need a bike as a zimmer frame 😀
We do however seem to have moved to somewhere with no hills, never mind mountains, so no more walking.
Wonder what happened to Sadbloke met him once a nice bloke.
I do believe he has already posted on this thread...
Who experienced the weightlifter?
Noooooooo!!!! Wouldn't get away with that on here!
Project is Sadbloke?
Whatever happened to Official Richie McCoy?
That's the one thread I remember better than any other...it was funny, surreal, sad, not funny and then hilarious, but you felt a bit guilty after you'd logged off! (looking for a mechanic)
Oh and just remembered Doc Doolittle and his crush on Diane
Met Doc a few times. Equally eccentric in the flesh.
Ridden with Di too, although not for 10 years or so. She's a friend on FB and doing alright.
Di is an occasional visitor here as well, IIRC
I think Brant was still the editor when I got this published [url= https://bikemagic.com/news/bad-ass-biking-oh-err-missus.html ]Bad Ass Biking[/url].
Fast forward many years and I had several review pieces published just before the site stopped being updated. Shame that the bylines were consistently wrong...
Looks like Trailscotland has died a sorry death too, surprised it lasted as long...
Someone must have that trail side topless picture of Dan Grey / 42!
wasn't the topless pic that caused the trouble, i know the person who received the other photos
Funny to read back over this. Yes I was ABJ, the wee angry man from NI with too many bikes.
Fond memories of the "Bikemagic Jamboree" where a few of us met up one Saturday morning (July 2003) at Dalbeattie and stayed at Castle Douglas. A few trips followed over the various Staines, a Welsh trip was in there too and I did Sleepless In The Saddles in 2006 with people from Mlehworld. Managed a weekend in the Peaks too.
2006 was the beginning of the end of mountainbiking for me due to stupid workload followed by a recession and a messy divorce that almost bloody killed me.
Fast forward to now and im out the other side and own a Vitus Escarpe II which ive ridden 4 times on our local trail centres (yes we finally got them in NI just after I sold all my bikes!).
Must try and get out again soon.
Social media friends with Nick Evans (said earlier) and Majik Moo and Bruce aka Slow Old Git and afew others, Jase T is on my Insta and fishes a lot!. Not been involved in the scene locally for about 10 years.
I suppose BM and STW in those days were what we call social media now.
Hope you are all good!
Pete
Another one I rember was the STW 'do' at the Tontine hotel in Peebles, spent the next day boking out of the car window at Glentress carpark, bike didnt even get out that day :-/
RopeyReignRider - Member
I miss Dylan and his unique personal take on logic, science, reason and so on...
There are one or two around these parts that description could be attached to...
Lady Gresley - Member
He's probably in room quivering since JenJ moved in with someone other bloke, whom I assume is the only other person in the world who enjoys a long walk whilst holding a mountain bike.Hahaha 😆 Now I'm getting a bit older I need a bike as a zimmer frame 😀
You and me both!
I have an increasingly shonky left knee, that sometimes gives the disturbing impression of wanting to bend in directions knees were never designed to bend in, along with the discomfort that goes with osteoarthritis.
The initial damage was caused by the bike going sideways under me, and my knee slamming into the Tarmac.
I'm sure riding might do it some good, but I'm honestly to afraid of coming off again and doing more damage;
I don't want a joint replacement any time soon!
I do miss evening rides with a pub stop as an excuse, though. 😐
Item 2 on the list of "news":
Cycle Show 2015: Downhill bikes to look out for
Going to the show? Make sure you don't miss these.
Yes, well. Can't say I ever used the site myself. Honest, guv
Morning Pete, you had your poo yet?
Glad all's well ABJ.
Feeling lighter post 8am? 😀
Yes, well. Can't say I ever used the site myself. Honest, guv
I think the last time I saw you NBT you were getting ready to get married on the same day as my birthday. Was that the BM Hebden Bridge ride?
I have no recollection of a BM Hebden ride - I'm not saying it didn;t happen, just that I don't remember it. I have pics from the slackfest (23rd sept 2001) but no indication of a BM ride in '02
Was that the Peak District Slackfest? Think I have pics of that too. With Jon Doran?
On the HB ride I remember descending back to Hebden Bridge/Todmorden via a switchbacked bridleway after a fairly exposed section and could have sworn it was with you; I rode it again after a STW Awards dinner several years back.
Pretty sure this is it:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/idld.srf?X=395623&Y=424677&A=Y&Z=115&lm=1
https://goo.gl/maps/8bcFrBPnBPo
I suspect I'm getting the two mixed up... 🙂
[quote=Pimpmaster Jazz ]Was that the Peak District Slackfest? Think I have pics of that too. With Jon Doran?
That's the one - the one that saw the creation of the Gary Ewing Infinite Mechanicals Scenario
[quote=Pimpmaster Jazz ]
On the HB ride I remember descending back to Hebden Bridge/Todmorden via a switchbacked bridleway after a fairly exposed section and could have sworn it was with you; I rode it again after a STW Awards dinner several years back.
Pretty sure this is it:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/idld.srf?X=395623&Y=424677&A=Y&Z=115&lm=1
https://goo.gl/maps/8bcFrBPnBPo
I suspect I'm getting the two mixed up...
That's Rodwell End which is (was - not ridden it for some time and I vaguely recall talk of "improvements") a fantastic trail. Again, I'm not denying that it happened or even that I was there, I just don't recall it 🙂
i remember a ride out of hebden with bikemagic. Must have been 01 or 02. I was on my orange klein attitude. Alex Leigh was there I think on a superlight. and I think Steve Makin was there as well. Some good tralis and not so good weather!
PMJ travelled up to my place and I drove up there, PMJ - Is that the one where we stayed in harrogate the night before with pat mustard?
AHHHH yes! the one where we did the House of Shit / Gorple Road / Long Causeway and the weather was awful - some of us did Whirlaw Stones and Rodwell End, others just battered down the road to Hedben Bridge